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ICSG sees global refined copper market in surplus through 2027
The Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group (ICSG), an autonomous intergovernmental think tank, has published its 2026 - 2027 global refined copper market report and forecast a widening surplus.
Yesterday
Canadian Exiro Nickel acquires nickel assets from Vale
The complex comprises two mines and a facility for the production of refined nickel. According to the most recent data—covering the period from the fourth quarter of 2023 through the third quarter of 2024—Thompson Operations produced 10,500 tonnes of...
22 october 2026
DRDGOLD Q3 gold output climbs 10% as revenue reaches over $180m
DRDGOLD's gold production increased by 10% to 42,021 ounces for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, supported by a 15% improvement in yield to 0.212g/t despite a 5% drop in tonnage throughput.
22 october 2026
Kumba Iron Ore Q3 production falls 19% as sales rise 3%
Kumba Iron Ore's total production decreased by 19% to 7.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2026, down from 9.2 Mt a year earlier.
22 october 2026
Antofagasta Q3 copper output up 7%, annual guidance maintained
Chilean miner Antofagasta has reported that its copper production increased by 7% in the third quarter of 2026 to 151,900 tonnes, compared to 142,000 tonnes in the same period a year earlier.
22 october 2026
Trust and Verification
26 june 2012
Diamonds are a very complex product due to their high degree of quality and price differentiation, Martin Rapaport writes on www.diamonds.net. There are thousands of shape, size, color, clarity and cut combinations traded in markets with restricted price and availability information. In this environment, sellers are most often better informed than buyers. In many instances, sellers utilize the inherent lack of transparency to take advantage of buyers.
Why LLD Diamonds Namibia failed to renew its sightholder contract?
25 june 2012
The news that Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) had turned down Lev Leviev Diamonds (LLD) Namibia’s bid to renew its sightholder contract for the next three years came as a shocker. It was so, because Rough&Polished had on May 24 this year conducted a wide ranging interview with the company’s managing director Kombadayedu Kampwanga. The company said then that the factory was operating at “full throttle”.
ALROSA will hold its leadership
22 june 2012
ALROSA is not going to yield the rank of the largest diamond manufacturer, the Vedomosty Daily writes. Over a decade, the company is going to increase its diamond production by 18 per cent increasing revenue 2.5 times to reach $12 billion due to rising prices and quality improvement.
ALROSA: Our strategy makes it possible to drive output to 40 million carats in 2020
21 june 2012
Igor Sobolev, First Vice-President and Executive Director of ALROSA, told the Prime News Agency about the company’s production activities, construction of underground mines and prospects for new deposits.
Trooping Value
20 june 2012
De Beers took the ‘bold’ decision to increase prices recently, just as the market was slowing down and at this last week [June 11-17] sight all the talk was about the game of Chicken that was going on between De Beers / DTC and its customers as to whether the DTC would reduce prices or whether Sightholders would defer or refuse goods.
